A series of events and considerations in the last two months helped facilitate the swap, including escalating concerns over Reed's health, a private Oval Office meeting between his parents and Pres. Biden and a secretive Moscow trip by a former diplomat.
and a secretive Moscow trip by a former diplomat on the cusp of Russia's war with Ukraine.
“I did it,” Biden told reporters Wednesday about the deal. “I raised it. I raised it three months ago.” This time, they were invited into the Oval Office for a sit-down with Biden and other administration officials. The White House issued a statement that night reiterating its commitment to getting Reed and Whelan home, an issue that senior officials had raised in private meetings with Russian leaders.
Left out of any deal were Whelan, who is serving a 16-year sentence on espionage-related charges that his family says are fabricated, and Brittney Griner, a WNBA star detained in February after Russian authorities said a search of her bag revealed a cannabis derivative.
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